Located across the street from a gorgeous beach, with a view only marred by Brazil's antiquated spaghetti mesh electrical wire nightmare piling up on its corner, has amazing upscaled interpretations of traditional regional cuisine that emphasizes the bounty of the sea. Most of the dishes here are not light, but they were all delicious, save one: The Caldo de Camarão, a shrimp soup that probably is delicious, which someone wiped out with more salt in it than the ocean next door. We tried the Camarão Jangadeiro, four fried shrimp stuffed with catupiry, a delicious, mild soft cheese much less sour than cream cheese. The Escondidinho de Bacalhau is a medium ramekin with a delish salted cod in a cheesy cream sauce, A few small bones got missed, but it was spectacular. Now incredibly full, last we tried the Camarão ao Coco, shrimping a rich, flavorful coconut sauce. Best of the meal! As eating out is often a big, hours-long group social activity, and while it's affordable for Americans, and Europeans with our currency exchange rates, it's a very dear meal for Brazilians. They have a number of two person and family sized dishes that keep the cost per person more in-line. The bar, for mixed drinks, was great! The caipirinha was generous and presented in a fun coconut cup. Two big outdoor view decks and a massive dining room, along with a pet-friendly outdoor patio make this a fun place to hang out, eat, and talk. They have live music. There's a charge for it, whether you can hear it, or not, depending upon where you are seated. I don't mind. Supporting live local music is great! Lots of TVs, in the main indoor rooms, are on for big sporting days, like the World Cup. Parking can be a bit challenging, but it's worth the effort! read more

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This review is for my experience in May 2017. Will be visiting Fortaleza again in January 2022 and will most likely be back here as it is one of my husband's family's favorite spots. First off, I came here like 3 nights in a row in the same week in 2017. We had a large group and they let us stay there for hours... not a normal thing in the USA. They would have definitely shooed us out well before the time we left. All the food all three nights was delicious. I did not order and was with different groups of Brazilians all having me try different things. I know we had a variety of pastels and other things. Sure I will update my review with pictures once we come back. read more

Food took an incredibly long time to arrive and was cold. The staff attitude was appalling and the manager threatened to call the police when we asked to complain to him. All we wanted was an apology. Avoid at all costs. read more

Delicious seafood... including lobsters, shrimps and different fish cooked in a wide variety of ways. For me, I would just keep going back there for the grilled octopus in garlic sauce. And that's just one appetizer. The mixed seafood platters are a good way to have a taste of everything. We came here twice in three days. Food was excellent both times. They have menu in English. However we struggled to make ourselves understood the first time, as we do not speak Portuguese. The second time our server was from Bangladesh and spoke good English, so we were better understood. read more

I was excited to go to Coco Bambu to have a nice seafood dish. This is the first restaurant they recommended when you ask for a nice place to have dinner in the city (and became a solid food chain in Brazil). The are some tips to follow: the dishes are really big, so a half potion serves two people, while the full portion could serve four (three easily). They do not have individual meals. I had the International Shrimp dish (Camarão Internacional), which is one of the star dishes there. To be honest, I was a really bit disappointed: I had to "fish" shrimps in the middle of the white cream "sea". The flavors were kinda plain, and couldn't even taste the flavor of shrimp. It was not bad, but not good enough for the fame the restaurant has. I heard that there were other good dishes there. read more

Nice restaurant right for on the Fortaleza beach. Food and atmosphere are top notch. Reservations can be tricky if you don't plan well enough in advance and parking is just awful. Beware of the street people who extort you for "watching" your car while you dine. Overall, I had a pretty pleasant experience. You can't go wrong with anything on the menu. read more

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This place is all looks - service is horrific. Waiter didn't check on us for over and hour and didn't even put in our order to the kitchen. We left before the order came. An absolute disgrace to our of towners from NYC. Go somewhere else. read more

This is a great place for both lunch and dinner. Although seafood dishes are their main menu items, they also offer meats, pasta and chicken items as well. Lots of room and the waitstaff was very attentive to our needs. read more

This is place is amazing. Consistently great food. They specialize in seafood and I have enjoyed everything that I have had here. I go several times a month. read more

Popular restaurant in Fortaleza. Nice location and well styled. Are specialised in seafood, but the seafood moqueca was not best we had in Brazil and rather pricy. Although caipirinha was served in fancy cup, was with way too much lemon. read more

Good food, terrible, horrible service. I thought the waiter was my boss. What an attitude!

This restaurant Deserved definitely the word "excellent". Unfortunately I have to correctbmy statement form Tuesday due to very unlikely experiences. The waiters are very uncoordinated and if you complain about cold food you'll be ignored. The food first time was excellent therefore we decided to go there as final of the vacation. Very bad! The Romantic view for couples but also not extraordinary that kids can join the dinner was recommendable. Unfortunately you don't get served as individual person only for money reasons. Hence very bad management and bad service. read more